Joint.



C. STROM.

JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. l9 l8.

1 8@1 883 Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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Application filed March 29, 1918. Serial No. 225,508.

To aZZ whm it may concern:

36 1i, known that ll, Gramsrornnr STROM, a citlzen of the United States,and a resident of Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,have invented new and useful lmprovements'in Joints, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to joints and has particular reference to thatclass of joints provide in a used in connecting certain elements employed in the construction of automobiles. An important object of theinventionis to character a means whereby certain elements connected 1naccordance w th my invention may be maintained in a close relation withrespect to each other at all times, thereby eliminating any rattling ornoise which would otherwise be created.

A further object of the. invention is to provide in a device of theabove mentioned character a means whereby the elements connected inaccordance with my invention may be easily and readily disassociated onefrom the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovementioned character which may be easlly applied to or installed upon the"conventional form of elements with which it is particularly adapted tobe used without altering or changing the form of the elements with whichit is desired to be used.

A; further object of the invention'is to provide a device of the abovementioned character which 1s strong, durable, and simple inconstruction, cheap to manufacture,

and reliable in operation.

Uther objects and advanta es of the 1nvention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description,

In the accompan ing drawings, apart of this speci cation and in whichlike numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

' Figure 1 1s a sideelevatlon of the device embodying my invention, thesame being shown as connecting an emergency lever with a brake rod suchas'are employed in automobile construction,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan viewof the'same, and p Fig.3 is a transversesectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

device of the above mentioned the spring tension means 15 may beadjusted,

forming the'nut 18 to obtain the dellngthe drawings, wherein for thephrpose of illustration is shown the preferred pin 8 which is passed tarms 7 and the end of the brake lever conform of my invention, thenumeral 5 indi-- to beretained. As a means for retaining the brake lever'5 in connection with-the Yen: larged headt there isrovided a taperedrough each of the fined therebetween. The larger end of the tapered pin8 is provided with'a groove 9 adapted to recelve thereinan elongatedspring arm as shown at 13 as shown at '14.

The numeral 15 indicates as a whole a means for varying the tension ofthe spring arm 10, which means comprises an elongated arm'lfi passedthrough the brake rod 13.-

This arm is provided at one end with a yoke 17 adapted to engage thespring arm 10 as shown while the other end oi the arm.

10 ofa spring 11- which is coiled' 12 and secured to a brake rodSpeeiflcatlon'ofi itettersratent. Fatgm t gqfl Apr-3, 2 9 3 1 16 isprovided with a nut 18 which serves not only as a means for retainingthe ,ten-

sion device in position with respect to the other element associatedtherewith but also as a means for varying the tension of the -spring arm10. In assembling tlie preferred formof my invention as shown in Figs. 1and 2, the

tapered pin 8 is passed through each of the arms 7 and that portion ofthe brake lever .5 confined therebetween whereupon the spring 'arm 10 ismoved into slot 9, which spring arm serves as a means for retaining atapered pin in the desired position. When the spring arm 10 is movedinto the slot 9 by means of sired tension within the spring arm 10.

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that shouldthe pin 8 or the opening through which it is passed become-worn as aresult of constant use, the same will be gradually forced forward intothe opening carrying the same thereby producing a wear compensatingefiect and eliminating any noise or rattle which would i otherwise beproduced.

While I have shown and described my invention as applied to certainelements used in automobile construction I wish it understood however,that the same may be as well aplied to other elements which are desireto be connected in a like manner.

It is to be understood that various changes in the shape, size andarrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirtof my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, What 1 claim as new and desire tosecure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a plurality ofelements provided With openings, a tapered pin passed therethrough, aspring member having connection with said pin and one of the elements,and

anemone a spring tension adjusting means having connection With saidspring member and one of said elements.

2. A device of the character described comprising a plurality ofelements provided With openings, a tapered pin passed through saidopenings and provided at one end thereof with a groove, an elongatedspring arm connected to one of said elements and adapted to engage saidpin Within said groove and a spring tension adjusting meanshavingconnection With one of said elements and engaging said spring armfor adjusting the spring tension of the arm.

CHRISTQPHER STROM.

